📍 301 Beaver Run Rd, Lehighton, Carbon County, 18235
Lehighton Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lehighton, Carbon County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lehighton Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lehighton Area MS enrolls 513 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 439 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 513 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lehighton Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
Lehighton Area MS is one of 3 schools in Lehighton Area SD, based in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,114 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Lehighton Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 705 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe